Building a shed with pallets

david75

I'm about to attempt to build a shed/worksop using only pallets. I don't know anything about this type of construction and I'm a complete novice to building.
But if anyone can help me with my build questions, I'd be eternally grateful. I'm just worried about connecting the walls to the base. And what or how is the most secure way to do it. I'm doing this all on the cheap and with handsaws and a jigsaw. I've looked at tons of other pallet shed builds online and none of them really explain how to get this part done effectively and securely.

Any help or tips would be hugely appreciated!
Thanks in advance!!
After much digging and leveling and redigging and relevelling, I got my floor down. Wanted to go two more to the right but the back wall has a buttress in the way. Might come two more out. Guess the dirty part is over and the really hard parts about to start. Now just have to learn about fitting doors and windows and slopes on roofs.

WhatNowForUs?

What are you planning on putting into it. A table, chairs and computer or work tools such as mechanical saws and heaiver.

david75

Nothing heavy. Just a small workbench and some wood. Itll be a hangout more than a workshop. Gonna insulate it with packaging peanuts. They're cheap as chips and effective. It'll be well clad outside foo. Once I figure out how to get the walls up securely.

WhatNowForUs?

To start with I'd put continious cavity blocks around the sides and down the centres as level as possible.

Over the blocks I'd put a damp proof membrane, then put the pallets flat on the blocks.

Treat the pallets with detol or equavalent to get rid of any e.coli that may be present.

Attach the pallets together to prevent movement.

This is how I would start.

david75

Those are new considerations, thanks for those I'll do em all. Sy till confused as to how to get the walls upright and secured to the base but it seems easier if I follow your suggestions first so thanks.

WhatNowForUs?

For the walls do you care what materials you use to keep the walls up.

maringo

Saw a thread on pallet built sheds a while ago on here, cant seem to find it but it had great advice and photos

david75

WhatNowForUs? wrote: »

For the walls do you care what materials you use to keep the walls up.

Not really bit wood is all i have access to really.

Maringo, I'll have a look for it thanks

BGOllie

just spotting this thread. I made myself a shed out of pallets last year. It's quite sturdy and dry and I use it to store and make my surfboards.

I made a small article on how I did it on my blog:
http://olivierlonguet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/project-pallets.html

david75

Hey
Thanks a million for that. I never got stared cos the winter came in. Hoping to get going in a few months.
Cheers.

DamoKen

LongZ wrote: »

just spotting this thread. I made myself a shed out of pallets last year. It's quite sturdy and dry and I use it to store and make my surfboards.

I made a small article on how I did it on my blog:
http://olivierlonguet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/project-pallets.html

Hi Longz, oldish thread I know but just checked your blog. Really nice job! Thinking of doing something similiar although smaller out the back. How did you attach the walls to the pallet floors?

Also did you bevel the boards (i.e. plane top side so bottom side is thicker) before you overlapped them before cladding?


Cheers